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I've got the opposite problem - How do you hire generalists? It also might not help that I'm looking for generalists in web development, which seems to be satu
by tomxor 3y ago
I've got the opposite problem - How do you hire generalists?
It also might not help that I'm looking for generalists in web development, which seems to be saturated with folks who are only comfortable inside a particular framework or API. As a small company sifting through these candidates is depressing.
To be fair I feel like I'm probably not providing exciting enough "roles" to attract useful candidates, and I don't have a lot of time and resources to throw at hiring. But I feel like I'm doing literally the same thing as this author on the opposite side of the table - trying to craft concrete "roles" but actually just wanting generalists. Although I realise I'm probably an outlier since I'm not a recruiter and wont be thinking like them.
- akvadrako 3y agoYou should try posting in the monthly Who's Hiring threads here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39217310 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39217310 If you mention you are hiring generalists and the location / comp are reasonable, you'll likely get some hits.
- tomxor 3y agoMight be worth a shot, thanks for the suggestion.
- velcrovan 3y agoWhere are you posting these jobs? Asking for a friend.
- tomxor 3y agoAs in what platforms? I wasn't involved in that part but pretty sure they were posted to the all the usual UK platforms, Reed, Monster, and we also tried some agencies. Last time we tried Reed we had to take down the ad because we got spammed with hundreds of low effort submissions who didn't seem to even read the description. To be fair I think this is just a market response to spamming in the other direction.
- pomatic 3y agoWe've found asking for something specific in the advert - whether a covering letter, or mention of their suitability for a specific aspect of the job or... makes it easier to filter the spam.
- velcrovan 3y agoOK well if a web generalist actually wanted to apply for your open positions where would they find info about the job and necessary contact info?